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    New NC street drug

    I searched previous post to see if anyone had commented on this before...couldnt find a reference. Recieved an email from one of our Lts mentioning a new street drug that really seems to be getting on its feet in North Carolina schools, called "strawberry quick" or "strawberry meth". It is meth...
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    Native American EMS Services?

    My mother is native american, so most of my life I have been interested in/studied the culture and history of our tribal heritage as well as others. Even had a close friend of my wife who is a magistrate as well as Native American perform our weding ceremony for us, adding some of his tribal...
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    Your worst case nursing home calls?

    So the other day started as an exciting day for me as it was only my second shift as new EMT-B vollie, and I would be running all the bls calls. Dispatched to a nursing care facility for a Pt with a pulseless, cyanotic/cold leg and foot. As we go in I am getting report from nurses, one who...
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    No longer an EMt virgin!

    Today was my first day in the truck as a volunteer with my new dept and went on my first call since becoming an EMT. 2 car MVA with multiple patients. Had to extricate one of the pts but got her to the ED in good shape. All went well, everyone lived, and I didnt screw up! My pt was extremely...
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    OJT for Orientation?

    So I just got my B cert last month and have joined local service as a vol for the experience and education. I was supposed to begin a "skills" session at the first of the week(going over basic dept procedures, equipment we werent made familiar with in class, dept specific protocols), but...
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    Any other newbies "Overwhelmed"?

    Hi everyone. I have been visiting here for a bit (while I was in class) and finally joined. Just passed my EMT-B state test in August. I did well in class, well on my ride-alongs(we only had 2), and well on my exam. I recently joined a local service as a volunteer for the experience and with...
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